Reply to post: Re: encrypted backup ?

WhatsApp to offer end-to-end encrypted backups in iCloud, Google Drive with user-managed keys

doublelayer Silver badge

Re: encrypted backup ?

"unless i totally missed the point"

You did. It's not public. The chat messages themselves are encrypted during transit. Now you can back them up in an encrypted form too. If you trust Facebook to have all the other stuff that isn't encrypted like who you sent messages to and when, you can have more secure backups now. You probably shouldn't though.

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